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Harlem
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Oh, Lawd, I done forgot Harlem!
Say, you colored folks, hungry a long time in 135th Street--they got swell music at the Waldorf-Astoria. It sure is a mighty nice place to shake hips in, too. There's dancing after supper in a big warm room. It's cold as hell on Lenox Avenue. All you've had all day is a cup of coffee. Your pawnshop overcoat's a ragged banner on your hungry frame. You know, downtown folks are just crazy about Paul Robeson! Maybe they'll like you, too, black mob from Harlem. Drop
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― Good Morning, Revolution: Uncollected Social Protest Writings
― Good Morning, Revolution: Uncollected Social Protest Writings
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Lieutenant Thomas R. Gilligan, thirty-seven, was off duty and out of uniform, checking out TVs in an electronics store. He went to investigate the commotion and stopped James Powell, a ninth grader who had joined the mob of angry students. Powell was unarmed, according to witnesses. Gilligan maintained that the boy flashed a knife. He shot him three times.
Two days later, Harlem erupted.
Pierce told Carney, "You have the people who are angry. Justifably so. And then there's the police force. H
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― Harlem Shuffle
― Harlem Shuffle
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